The dahl Surname
dahl Name Meaning and History
Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, North German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic):
from any of the medieval and modern forms of Germanic dala-,
Old Norse dalr, ‘valley’. Throughout Norway and elsewhere in
Scandinavia this is a common farm name. In some cases it is a
habitational name from places in Germany named Dahl or Dahle, from the
same word. As a Jewish family name this is a habitational name or an
ornamental adoption.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Spc. Michael A. Dahl Jr., of Moreno Valley, Calif., died Oct. 17, 2009 |
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| Dahl, John/Johan A |
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Karen haider
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| Matilda Dahl |
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| Dahl family | Gloria Larson | 7 |
| Belle (Isabella, Isabell) Dahl |
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| Edwin Dahl |
dstrommen
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| Dahls from Iowa | Gloria Larson | 2 |
| Lost family members | Edward Dahl | 3 |
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